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[[Image:Le huitième jour après la Résurrection, le Seigneur apparaît à nouveau aux apôtres et montre à Thomas the ApostleSes blessures.jpg|right|frame|The Apostle «Mon Seigneur et mon Dieu», s’écrie alors l’apôtre (Jean 20,28). « Thomas]]The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Thomas''' is included in the number of the holy [[Apostles#The_Twelve|Twelve Apostles]] of the Saviorjadis d’une foi plus faible que les autres apôtres », raconte St. He is commemorated on [[October 6Jean Chrysostome]] and on [[June 30]] with the [[Synaxis]] of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ.==Life==The Apostle Thomas was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was , « a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of [[Jesus Christ]]travaillé, par la grâche de Dieu, avec plus de courage, de zèle et avec moins de répit que tous les autres, de manière qu’il est allé prêcher presque dans tous les coins de la terre, he left all and followed after himne craignant point d’annoncer la Parole de Dieu aux nations barbares ».

According to Holy Certaines [[Scriptureicône]], the holy Apostle s représentant l’épisode biblique susmentionné comprennent l’inscription inexacte: « L’incroyance de Thomas » (ou «Thomas l’Incroyant »). La version grecque correcte est: « Le toucher de Thomas did not believe the reports of the other [[disciple]]s about the [[Resurrection]] of Jesus Christ» et l’inscription en slavon : "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails«La Foi de Thomas », and put my finger into the print of the nailspuisque, and thrust my hand into His sideen rencontrant le Seigneur directement, I will not believe" ([[Gospel of John|John]] 20:25)St. Thomas n’a plus eu de doute.

On the eighth day after the ResurrectionSelon la Tradition de l’Église, the Lord appeared to the Apostle St. Apôtre Thomas and showed him His woundsa fondé les Églises chrétiennes de Palestine, Mésopotamie, Parthia, Éthiopie et Inde. "My Lord and my GodEn prêchant l’Évangile," the Apostle cried out il a été [[martyr]]isé. Après avoir converti la femme et le fils du préfet de la ville indienne de Meli(John 20:28a)pur, le saint apôtre a été jeté en prison et torturé et puis, transpercé de cinq lances, il a donné son âme au Seigneur. Des fragments des [[reliques]] de St. "Thomasse trouvent en Inde, being once weaker in faith than the other apostles," says en Hongrie et au [[Mont Athos]]. Le nom de St . Thomas est associé à l’Icône Arabe de la Mère de Dieu ([[John Chrysostom6 septembre]], "toiled through the grace of God more bravely, more zealously Hungary and tirelessly than them all, so that he went preaching over nearly all the earth, not fearing to proclaim the Word of God to savage nationson [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]]."

Some ==Hymnographie==[[iconsTropaire]] depicting this event are inscribed "The Doubting Thomas([[Ton]] 2) <ref> Le tropaire et le kontakion sont traduits depuis l’anglais." This is incorrect</ref>:Tu as été un disciple du Christ:Et membre du divin collège des Apôtres. In Greek:Faible dans la foi, the inscription readst’as douté de la Résurrection du Christ, "The Touching of Thomas." In Slavonic, it says:Mais après avoir touché Ses blessures tu as cru à Sa très-pure Passion::Prie-Le à présent, "The Belief of Thomas." When St glorieux Thomas touched the Life-giving side of the Lord, he no longer had any doubtspour qu’Il nous donne Sa paix et Sa grande miséricorde.

According to Church Tradition, the holy Apostle Thomas founded Christian [[List of autocephalous and autonomous churches|churches]] in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia and India. Church Traditon also indicates that Apostle Thomas baptized the [[Magi]]{{citation|Indicate Source for this comment}}. Preaching the Gospel earned him a [[martyr]]'s death. For having [[convert]]ed the wife and son of the prefect of the Indian city of Meliapur (Melipur), the holy apostle was locked up in prison, suffered torture, and finally, pierced with five spears, he departed to the Lord. Part of the [[relics]] of the holy Apostle Thomas are in India, in Hungary and on [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]]. The name of the Apostle Thomas is associated with the Arabian (or Arapet) Icon of the Mother of God ([[September 6]]). ==Hymns==[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 2) :You were a disciple of Christ:And a member of the divine college of Apostles.:Having been weak in faith you doubted the Resurrection of Christ.:But by feeling the wounds you believed in His all-pure passion::Pray now to Him, O all-praised Thomas to grant us peace and great mercy. [[Kontakion]] (Tone Ton 4) :Thomas, the faithful servant and le fidèle serviteur et disciple of du Christ,:Filled with Rempli de la Grâce divine grace, cried out from the depth of his loveà crié des profondeurs de son amour ::You are my Lord and my GodTu es mon Seigneur et mon Dieu!

==External linksLiens externes==*en: [http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=230 Thomas the Apostle of the 12] ([[GOARCH]])*en: [http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=October&day=6 The Holy Apostle Thomas] (''[[Prologue of Ohridd’Ochrid]]'')*en:[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/t/inp89.htm Icon and Story of St. Thomas, Holy & Glorious Apostle]

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